Why did Arron Banks fund Leave.EUHmm ..... well, actually if you follow the money he didn'tHe was lent the money to fund itand will not be required to repay the loanand the lender was a chum of Putin's

That's because you look the other way when in proximity of any information detracting from the Brexit dream. The public was well aware of Banks' funding, and being rational agents they must have assumed pro bono intentions, the other options being that Leave voters knew of the funding by a shady 0.1%er and were either happy or didn't care, both far less charitable conclusions.

Wow, lovely opener. Not. Thing is, it is not really a private property equivalent of a public house. It is an open public forum. Free speech, as long as it doesn't break guidelines which pertain to everyone equally, allowed. Even if you don't like their tone or view.

Goodness. Someone in the last thread said they 'feel trapped by the EU'. Trapped. Is this 'cos of the referendum campaign? Or just the drip drip of poison over a longer period. How does the EU trap people? What does the EU stop an individual from doing? Not dodgy stuff.

"deliberate attempts to directly subvert the negotiations is operating against the best interests of the country."

I'd argue that supporting Brexit clearly constitutes operating against the best interests of the country. TBH Labour have done very little in terms of opposition to Brexit and so far enabled it in the Parliament, so I'm putting them on a charge too :-)

Anyway, to get us focused again, I hope @mummy2017 will share her thoughts on Putin-linked Arron Banks along with a bunch of other 0.1% ers support/funding of Brexit. What could have possibly motivated such people?

deliberate attempts to directly subvert the negotiations is operating against the best interests of the country.FaithhopeWhat evidence do you have that Her Majesty's Opposition are trying to subvert anything ?Kier Startmer - as the shadow Brexit secretary - is maintaining channels with the EUIts his jobThe UK has a hung parliamenthe would be neglecting his role if he did not stay on top of the issues

Mousse, there were rumours & bits & pieces over the last months, but not substantiated.

The last few weeks there have been more rumblings re the coordination between JC's speech & the EU leaks not being a coincidence.

Last week there was a couple of newspaper articles on the subject (still flimsy basis).

Today, a drafted press release (which wasn't released in the end) was leaked.This showed that labour have been actively seeking to undermine the official negotiating team.

I absolutely expect the opposition to hold the govt to account within parliament, and within the UK via the proper channels (MSM, debates, speeches etc) but having their own 'negotiations' with the EU is undermining the country, which is very different.